There is no better way for us to ring in the New Year then by camping! We absolutely love the outdoors. We traveled the nearly 6 hour drive to Beavers Bend and camped the first weekend of 2009! It was such a blast! Saturday was absolutely gorgeous but Sunday's chillier weather forced us to stay 'round the campfire and we also ventured up the nature center to see the local animals. Brandon thought the nature center was a hit because it had his most favorite snake of all, the black rat snake. Blaine looked at the the wall of caged snakes from a distance and Britton and I stayed far away from them. Outside they had a couple of hawks, a raptor and an owl. It was neat to see those animals up close. Brandon fished Saturday and caught his biggest fish yet, close to a 16 inch trout! He was so excited. Ryan did a little fly fishing Saturday and Sunday but unfortunately didn't get a so much as a nibble. Brandon rode his bike while we were at camp. Blaine did some exploring and Britton just wanted to get down but since he still isn't walking and it was a bit muddy I limited that to a spread out tarp. He was transitioned between the stroller, the tarp and being held or playing in the tent. We ate very good as usual! Our good friends the Nesbitts joined us. They rented a cabin and we ate supper together. Ribs and potatoes, smores, stew and cornbread, peach cobbler, cinnamon rolls, deep dish pizza was just some of the good chow we had!
Good friends, good food, very good times!
I wish everyone a great 2009!!
2 comments:
I LOVE Beavers Bend! It looks like you guys had a great time!
What a fun way to start the new year together as a family. We should try it sometime. Can you believe I've never been camping?
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